Monday, January 24, 2011

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His success surprised a lot of peopler because Doc hadno in-deptj business experience, and he didn’t have the 70 hours-a-week drive that powerd most entrepreneurs. It seemed he’d been in the right placwe at the right time with theright Unfortunately, all those rights didn’t prevent some big wrongs. Not understandin business basics, Doc didn’t know how to responr to changes in information customer preferences and other marketplace His head was fullof “what I’d like to instead of “what I have to He sat clueless behind his big desk whilr the company spiraled downward.
Just before it all came completelhy apart, Doc’s son Barney gave in to his mother’z pleas, left a corporate vice presidencyh and came home totake over. Good old Barne managed to savethe day. Now 10 yearsz later, Doc was trying to relive his life in businessd as he wished it had been by leaning on Barneu to do things theway he’ed always wanted to do them. Barneyh has a pretty level head andthicl skin, but sometimes he just needs to vent. “Ij used to chuckle at stories of parentws trying to live the lives they never had throughtheir kids,” Barney said arounc a mouthful of Tex-Mex High-Yield Nuclear Chili at the Carolinaq Moon Café.
“You know, trying to make a ballerina out of a kid with two left Ithought I’d escaped “Is your dad at it again?” I’d heard some of Barney’sd stories. “Picture this.” Barnegy put down his spoon so he could talk withboth “We’re in the bank president’s office to negotiate an increase in our creditg line. We’re financially solid, but credit isn’tf easy for anyone to come by these days.
“Jusf as I’m finishing my speech about using the new money for crucial business Dad pops upwith ‘Of as head of the company, Barney reserves the righgt to apply the funds to priority needs as he and I see That’s what being CEO is all The bank president had his own idea of what beingh CEO is all about. We were lucky to get everythinfg signed and get outof there.” “Dov probably shouldn’t be involved in such discussions,” I said. “He’s my Barney said. “What am I gonnaz do?
Anyway, I get a call a coupler of weeks ago from a business reporte r down atthe newspaper, and she wante to know how we’rr doing on acquiring our biggest competitor. I tell her I don’g know what she’s talking about, and she says, ‘I have a tip from someond very close to the head of your companyu that the financing is almostylocked in.’ And I say, ‘I’m the head of this and I’m telling you we don’t have any plans …’ Then the light goes on.” “Youd dad?” I asked. “Whyt would he start a rumor like “That’s the question I asked him about 15second later.
he said to me, ‘you have to keep your name in the headlinesd so people willknow you’re alive and Stir the pot, let ‘em Barney shook his head. “Sheesh!” “I hope he hasn’t done any more redecorating,” I “Just the reception area, the main conference room and his officewthis time,” Barney said. “Almost $60,000!! But it’s not only the money. It’s him makin decisions and making a lot of noises about it because hethinks that’s what beinfg a CEO is all It was that over-blown CEO nonsense that almostr sank the company 10 yearsw ago.
” “I agree with you that he’sz trying to do throug h you what he couldn’t do successfully himself. Doc probablt won’t be satisfied with any place in the companythat isn’yt right over your shoulder.” “But he’s a good guy and good Barney shrugged, “even if he isn’rt much of a And sometimes he comes up with some good I’ll just be careful abouy how much opportunity he has to make serious waves.” “Goofd thinking,” I said. “Who Barney?
You might need an understandiny son yourselfsome

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